Acupuncture, one of the oldest, most commonly used medical procedures in the world, originated in China more than 5,000 years ago. It is used extensively for a variety of medical purposes ranging from the prevention and treatment of disease, to relieving pain and anesthetizing patients for surgery. As in many oriental medicine practices, the emphasis of acupuncture is on prevention. In traditional Chinese medicine, the highest form of acupuncture was given to enable you to live a long, healthy life.

The term acupuncture describes a family of procedures involving stimulation of anatomical points on the body by a variety of techniques. The acupuncture technique that has been most studied scientifically involves penetrating the skin with thin, solid, metallic needles that are manipulated by the hands or by electrical stimulation. This book explains how acupuncture can help in preventing as well as treating a host of physical, emotional and psychological problems, including several that modern medicines has failed to treat. It describes how acupuncture works, its techniques and how the use of modern scientific methods has made it amongst the best and most effective drugless techniques.